Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Cecaesar’

ABSTRACT

A Chrysanthemum plant named &#39;Cecaesar&#39; characterized by its large sized blooms with deep bronze ray-florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 8-13; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

‘Cecaesar’ is a product of a breeding and selection program for outdoorpot mums (garden mums) which had the objective of creating newChrysanthemum cultivars with a decorative type flower, a natural seasonflower date around September 8-13; blooming for a period of 5 weeks. Thenew plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivarof Chrysanthemum plant ‘Cecaesar’ is a seedling resulting from the openpollination among groups of Chrysanthemum cultivars maintained under thecontrol of the inventor for breeding purposes. The new and distinctcultivar was discovered and selected as one flowering plant by MarkRoland Boeder on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout Holland in September2001. The seedling resulted from the crossing of the female parent,22.0528, with a mixed population of Chrysanthemum plants serving as maleparents. The plant has been asexually reproduced by cuttings ingreenhouses at Rijsenhout Holland. The new cultivar has been found toretain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum isshown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true aspossible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom and foliage of the newcultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This new variety of Chrysanthemum is of the botanical classificationChrysanthemum morifolium. The observations and measurements weregathered from plants grown out door in Rijsenhout, Holland under naturalday length and temperature and planted in week 23 in 2002. The naturalblooming date of this crop was September 8-13 (week 37). The averageheight of the plants was 30 cm. No growth retardants were used. No testswere done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility. No testswere done on cold or drought tolerance. This new variety produces largesized blooms with deep bronze ray florets blooming for a period of 5weeks.

From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivarin comparison to ‘Cecaesar’ is ‘Warm Sandy’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No.11,009). When ‘Warm Sandy’ and ‘Cecaesar’ are being compared thefollowing differences are noticed: The differences of ‘Warm Sandy’ and‘Cecaesar’ are (1) Flower size. The flowers of ‘Warm Sandy’ are largerthan those of ‘Cecaesar’. (2) Flower type. The flowers of ‘Warm Sandy’are characterized by a daisy-type, while those of ‘Cecaesar’ aredecorative, showing only a center of disc-florets in the mature stage.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics thatdistinguish ‘Cecaesar’ as a new and distinct variety. The colordesignations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, anydiscrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted inthe photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart usedin this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart,edition 1995.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of cultivar ‘Cacaesar’ Bud SizeSmall;cross-section 1 cm, height 0.5 cm Outside Color Yellow-green 151DInvolucral bracts 2 rows, length 7 mm, width 3 mm Involucral bractsamong Not present disc-florets Involucral bracts color Green 139C BloomType Decorative Size Large Fully Expanded 5.5 cm Peduncle length 9 cmPeduncle color Green 138C Number of blooms per branch Approx. 11 bloomsper branch Performance on the plant 5 weeks Seeds Produced in smallquantities, ovate grey-brown 199A, 1½ mm in length. Fragrance TypicalChrysanthemum, slightly Color Center of the flower ImmatureGreyed-orange 175A Mature Greyed-orange 175C Color of upper sunface ofthe Greyed-red 178D at the tip and ray-florets Yellow 7C at the baseColor of the lower surface Streaks of Yellow 7C and of the ray-floretsGreyed-orange 175D Tonality from Distance A garden mum with deep bronzeflowers Color of upperside of ray-florets Greyed-red 178D and Yellow 7Cat aging of the plant Ray florets Texture Upper and under side smoothNumber 150 Cross-section Flat Longitudinal axis of majority StraightLength of corolla tube Medium; 0.6 cm Ray-floret margin EntireRay-floret length 2.5 cm Ray-floret width 0.6 cm Ratio length/widthMedium Shape of tip Rounded Disc florets Disc diameter 0.3 cmDistribution of disc florets Few, present only in mature stage ShapeTubular Color Yellow-green 145C Receptacle shape Domed raisedReproductive Organs Stamen Present in disc florets only Stamen colorYellow-green 144A Pollen Produced in small amount Pollen color Yellow 7AStyles Thin Style color Yellow 13A Style Length 3 mm Stigma colorYellow-green 144A Stigma Width 1 mm Ovaries Enclosed in calyx Plant FormA garden mum outdoor mounded and round Growth habit Spreading Growthrate High Height 30 cm Width 45 cm Stem Color Greyed-green 194A StemStrength Strong Stem Brittleness Not brittle Stem Anthocyanin ColorationAbsent Internode lenght 2.5 cm Length of lateral branch From top tobottom 15 cm Lateral branch color Green 138B Lateral branch, attachmentIntermediate strength Branching (average number of Good with 8 breaksafter pinching lateral branches) Natural season blooming date September8-13 Foliage Leaf color Upper side Green 138A Under side Green 138BColor midvein Upper side Yellow-green 147D Under side Yellow-green 148DSize Large; length 7 cm, width 5 cm Quantity (number per lateral 15branch) Shape Cordiform Texture upper side Glabrous Texture under sidePubescent Venation arrangement Palmate Shape of the margin SerratedShape of Base of Sinus Between Rounded Lateral Lobes Margin of SinusBetween Lateral Diverging Lobes Shape of Base Truncate Apex MucronatePetiole length 1 cm Petiole color Yellow-green 147D

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety ‘Cacaesar’ ‘Warm Sandy’Flower size 5.5 cm 7 cm Flower type Decorative with disk-florets onlyvisible in Daisy mature flowers

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plant asdescribed and illustrated.